March 6, 2024
THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CAMP
Lifelong Career through the Impact of Camp In 1998 I had just graduated college in Vermont and was spending the summer home back in New Hampshire trying to figure out… Read more »
February 28, 2024
Journey from Injury to Inspiration
Michael Shaughnessy: Triumph Over Adversity When all odds were against him, Michael looked to the Y, “a place that I have always seemed to reconnect with.” Michael’s passion for soccer… Read more »
February 14, 2024
ECHOES OF HERITAGE
Celebrating Black History Month and Diversity at the Y In 1946 the addition of players Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe to the Nashua Dodgers, a Class B New England baseball… Read more »
February 7, 2024
Memories of Impact
Remembering Raj Jain “When you think of the Merrimack Y, you think of Raj, like a spirit that moves through the Y” Jo-Anna (Shalom) Armandez-Lefeber shared this emotional tribute of… Read more »
January 31, 2024
100 YEARS YOUNG
AARON RUVINSKY IS 100: A Milestone Worth Celebrating In 1924 Calvin Coolidge was president of the United States, only 20% of Americans owned a car, Macy’s held their first Thanksgiving… Read more »
January 17, 2024
Teen Leader to Team Leader
MEET MATT Like many Y stories, Matt Manning’s began when he was a young child attending one of our swim programs. As a youth he spent many of his summers… Read more »
January 10, 2024
Y Community Partnership Supports Staff
Returning to the Classroom: How a Y Community Partnership Supports Staff Imagine having the courage to start over again, making yourself vulnerable in a setting that is primarily set up… Read more »
January 3, 2024
The Road to Recovery
MY Y STORY: BRYANT LEWIS The Road to Recovery: A Story of Resilience, Impact and Friendship Before 2021 Bryant Lewis was enjoying his life, having retired from many years working… Read more »